Bruce Anton
Bruce Anton, born Rapid City, South Dakota, January 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth 1983, Tenth 1989, Eleventh circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern 1979, Eastern, Western 1991, Southern Districts of Texas.
Preparatory education, Bradley University (B.S., cum laude, 1975); legal education, Southern Methodist University (J.D. 1979). Board certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal District; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Criminal Justice Act, Voluntary Attorney Panel, Northern District of Texas 1996.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Fraud
- DUI/DWI
- Drug Violations
- Federal
- Felonies
- Grand Jury Proceedings
- Juvenile Crimes
- Misdemeanor
- Parole & Probation
- Prosecution
- RICO Act
- Sex Offenses
- Traffic Violations
- Victims' Rights
- White Collar Crimes
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US Supreme Court
Litigation Percentage
- 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
- J.D. - 1979
- Honors: Russell Baker Moot Court Champion (11977)
- Honors: Participant, International Moot Court Competition (1978)
- Honors: Regional Finalist, National Mock Trial Competition (1979)
- Law Review: Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Associate Editor, 1978 - 1979
- Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
- B.S. (Cum Laude) - 1975
- Major: Economics
Representative Cases
- U.S. v. Fortna, 796 F.2d 724 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1986)
- Long v. State, 742 S.W.2d 302 (Tex.Crim.App. 1987)
- Sledge v. State, 686 S.W.2d 127 (Tex.Crim.App. 1984)
- Gardner v. State, 730 S.W.2d 675 (Tex.Crim.App. 1987)
- U.S. v. Herron, 825 F.2d 50 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1987)
- Bell v. State, 641 S.W.2d 377 (Tex.App. 1982)
- Rogers v. State, 641 S.W.2d 656 (Tex.App. 1982)
- Bell v. State, 634 S.W.2d 340 (Tex.App. 1982)
- Chase v. State, 1998 WL 240302 (Tex.App.Eastland 1998)
- Hatch v. State, 958 S.W.2d 813 (Tex.Crim.App. 1997)
- Hoang v. State, 939 S.W.2d 593 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996)
- Howard v. State, 932 S.W.2d 216 (Tex.App.Texarkana 1996)
- Hatch v. State, 923 S.W.2d 98 (Tex.App.Dallas 1996)
- Moreno v. State, 900 S.W.2d 357 (Tex.App.Texarkana 1995)
- Hoang v. State, 872 S.W.2d 694 (Tex.Crim.App. 1993)
- Gonzales v. State, 868 S.W.2d 854 (Tex.App.Dallas 1993)
- Traylor v. State, 855 S.W.2d 25 (Tex.App.El Paso 1993)
- Robinson v. State, 841 S.W.2d 392 (Tex.Crim.App. 1992)
- Fisher v. State, 839 S.W.2d 463 (Tex.App.Dallas 1992)
- Levy v. State, 818 S.W.2d 801 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991)
- Edwards v. State, 813 S.W.2d 572 (Tex.App.Dallas 1991)
- Gaines v. State, 811 S.W.2d 245 (Tex.App.Dallas 1991)
- Hoang v. State, 810 S.W.2d 6 (Tex. App.Dallas 1991)
- Gonzales v. State, 800 S.W.2d 621 (Tex. App.Dallas 1991)
- Robinson v. State, 783 S.W.2d 648 (Tex.App.Dallas 1989)
- Kaisner v. State, 780 S.W.2d 226 (Tex.Crim.App. 1989)
- One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Two Dollars in U.S. Currency and One 1982 Buick v. State, 774 S.W.2d 17 (Tex.App.Dallas 1989)
- Kaisner v. State, 772 S.W.2d 528 (Tex.App.Beaumont 1989)
- Smith v. State, 763 S.W.2d 836 (Tex.App.Dallas 1988)
- Villarreal v. State, 750 S.W.2d 314 (Tex.App.Dallas 1988)
- Ex parte Welch, 729 S.W.2d 306 (Tex.App.Dallas 1987)
- Ex parte Stacey, 709 S.W.2d 185 (Tex.Crim.App. 1986)
- Dorsey v. State, 709 S.W.2d 207 (Tex.Crim.App. 1986)
- Jernigan v. State, 706 S.W.2d 813 (Tex.App.Fort Worth 1986)
- Ex parte Glover, 701 S.W.2d 639 (Tex. 1985)
- Belachheb v. State, 699 S.W.2d 709 (Tex.App.Fort Worth 1985)
- Sanders v. State, 695 S.W.2d 646 (Tex.App.Dallas 1985)
- Long v. State, 694 S.W.2d 185 (Tex.App.Dallas 1985)
- Wright v. State, 693 S.W.2d 734 (Tex.App.Dallas 1985)
- Jernigan v. State, 690 S.W.2d 709 (Tex.App.Fort Worth 1985)
- Dorsey v. State, 685 S.W.2d 763 (Tex.App.Dallas 1985)
- Ex parte Stacey, 682 S.W.2d 348 (Tex.App.Dallas 1984)
- Plante v. State, 674 S.W.2d 368 (Tex.App.Dallas 1984)
- Borns v. State, 674 S.W.2d 879 (Tex.App.Dallas 1984)
- Jernigan v. State, 672 S.W.2d 280 (Tex.App.Dallas 1984)
- Dyson v. State, 672 S.W.2d 460 (Tex.Crim.App. 1984)
- Claybon v. State, 672 S.W.2d 881 (Te.App.Dallas 1984)
- Dyson v. State, 654 S.W.2d 577 (Tex.App.Fort Worth 1983)
- Qutb v. Strauss, 11 F.3d 488 (C.A.5 1993)
- Crow v. State, 648 S.W.2d 17 (Tex.App.Dallas 1983)
- Hunter v. State, 647 S.W.2d 657 (Tex.Crim.App. 1983)
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Immigration Consequences on Criminal Convictions and Racial Profiling
- Lecturer, Preserving Record for Appeal
- Lecturer, Final Argument
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1988 - 2002
- Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- Dallas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit, Member
- Texas Mock Trial Committee, Chair, 1994 - 1996
- Legal Director, Dallas Civil Liberties Union, 1995 - 2003
- Northern District of Texas, CJA Representative, 1998 - 2000
- Innocence Project of Texas, Board Member, 2010
Past Employment Positions
- Dallas County District Courts, Briefing Attorney, 1979 - 1980
- Bruce Anton, Lawyer, 1979
